Opinion

Merely providing a village “access” to electricity does not automatically mean each household would necessarily get a connection. And even when households get that connection, there are issues with quality and duration of the power supply.

In the initial euphoria for ‘Azadi’, the Gujjars and Bakarwals provided recruits and guides to terrorists infiltrating from Pakistan. But when the militants’ extreme ideology did not resonate with the local culture, they entered the fight against terroris...

Indians’ trust in its banking system was already shaken and the RBI’s recent actions do not inspire much faith. Not only currency woes, we have also seen some of the biggest banking frauds come to light over the last few months – with no clear reason why...

On the day of Basava Jayanthi, top leaders of the country, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, competed against each other to greet people and garland the statue of the 12th century social reformer professing their...

You don’t need gas chambers and killing fields to have a genocide. Its intention can be inferred from actions such as systematic expulsion or rape, if the likely outcome is the physical or biological destruction of a group.

It was not the first one I had rented in Kashmir during all the years I was there, but it became my favorite and not just because of the breath-taking beauty of its natural surroundings.

The fourth estate must be held accountable to the same standards it sets for others

There should have been no reason for us to be shocked by what Cambridge Analytica has done as its website openly boasts of having “played a pivotal role in winning presidential races” and claims to have “up to 5,000 data points on over 230 million America...

There is a view emerging in the political circles that the Congress party, which has led the United Progressive Alliance for ten years since 2004, will find it difficult to develop a working relationship with BJD, TDP, TRS, YSR Congress, AAP.

The figures gleaned from official data, underline an infrastructure emergency, which is not getting addressed fast enough. Our Rail tracks, airports and roads are choked beyond capacity and there’s little relief in sight.

While no fingers were raised at NSA-level talks, many voices roar over CM Mehbooba Mufti’s repeated assertions on the need to revive peace talk channels with Pakistan. Outbursts are hoarser from opposition parties like the Congress and even fringe groups...

With the introduction of electoral bonds, Electoral Trusts are no longer required to reveal the name(s) of the party to which donations are given. If a government makes policy, budget allocations or tax rules that favour donors over the public, we will no...

Bilawal is definitely a new star on Pakistan’s political horizon that Bhutto supporters and PPP voters had been anxiously waiting for. Each and every line of his speech got full endorsement from a roaring crowd in the Golden Anniversary public meeting in...

In our times, the forces of Peshwas have taken the mask of pseudo-democratic and rigid religious position that creates the vertical society based on the caste and religion.

The main grouse of the players is that in Grand Slams players get only a small 7 per cent of the revenue while in the American NBA players get a grand 50 per cent of the revenue as pay-out.

Till now at least three people have lost their lives, two of whom were spectators in the event. Even before details of the death came in, people on Twitter and other social media platforms have been expressing their displeasure.